Jacinda Ardern, the Prime Minister of New Zealand has been engaged to her partner Clarke Gayford, who is a television host.
38-year-old Andrew Campbell, the chief press secretary, confirmed the news that the couple got engaged last month during the Easter holidays.
Andrew said that no further details were made public. The couple did not announce the news over their Facebook or Twitter accounts.
Jacinda and Clarke have a 10-month-old baby, Neve Te Aroha Adern Gayford, the baby was born last year in June.
Aroha means “Love” in Maori.
Prime Minister Jacinda and her partner made history together when they brought their 3-month-old daughter to the UN (United Nations) assembly hall during the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit in September 2018.
After the assembly, 41-year-old Gayford said, “I wish I could have captured the startled look on a Japanese delegation inside UN yesterday who walked into a meeting room in the middle of a nappy change. Great yarn for her 21st.”
Clarke Gayford is a known host in New Zealand, he hosts for a fishing show in the country, before that he was a host at a youth-focused music TV channel.
Earlier this year, Prime Minister Jacinda said that she could not imagine asking her partner Gayford to marry him despite being a feminist.
During an interview, she said, “I want to put him through the pain and torture of having to agonize about that question himself. No, that’s letting him off the hook.”
Jacinda Adern is the youngest Prime Minister in New Zealand in 150 years, she is also the first leader in 30 years to have a child while in office.